Piershill railway station was a railway station in Edinburgh, Scotland, on a loop off the main line. It was opened on 22 March 1868.
Piershill | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Portobello, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°57′25″N 3°09′05″W / 55.9569°N 3.1514°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Edinburgh Suburban and Southside Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 22 March 1868[1] | Opened |
| 1 January 1917[1] | Closed |
| 1 April 1919[1] | Reopened |
| 7 September 1964[1] | Closed |
Piershill station closed in 1964, when passenger rail services were withdrawn from the Musselburgh branch rail service as part of the British Railways rationalisation programme known as the Beeching Axe, although the line itself was retained for rail freight use. The route was used for infrequent movement of waste from Powderhall to the East Coast Main Line until 2016.[2]
Piershill was near the temporary Meadowbank Stadium station which was opened during the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1986; Meadowbank station closed shortly after the games finished.
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References
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Sources
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Abbeyhill Line partially extant but disused, station closed |
North British Railway Edinburgh Suburban Line |
Portobello Line extant but partially disused, station closed |